i remember i was fixing a motorbike in the late 80's and had 2 albums on a c90 cassette, this went on for months, they were moontan by golden earring and dinner at the ritz by city boy, over and over again
I have to correct myself, the creator of Metal Mickey did not record the "Soundhouse Tapes", he was the owner of the studio where Maiden rehearsed in the late 70s. The last album that blew me away was the Asinhell (Volbeat/Morgoth project) one, I still have it in my car. I must have played it over 50 times now. The Quo comparison on Anti Nowhere... I can see that, they have a lot of Boogie in their songs. A couple of my Non - Metal 10/10 albums are: Bad Religion - Against the Grain Fields Of The Nephilim - The Nephilim Camel - Mirage Eloy - Dawn ZZ Top - Degüello I loved The Housemartins when I was a kid, haven´t heard them since the mid 80s, maybe I should...
Wow I'm actually amazed you've heard of them! Against the Grain is another 10 yes. NOFX - White Trash Two Herbs and a Bean is another 10. Don't know them other ones you listed though
Awesome, Mickey! Unfortunately, I can't tell you much about these albums, except for The Cure, which is a really strong compilation album. Of course, I don't just listen to metal. You don't just drink tea either ... 😂 So here are 10 non Metal albums that I personally think are perfect: Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence (2014) Agnes Obel - Philharmonics (2010) Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998) Johnny Cash - America: A 200 Year Salute in Story and Songs (1972) Pink Floyd - Meddle (1971) Queen - A Night at the Opera (1975) The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland (1987) Depeche Mode - Violator (1990) R.E.M - Automatic for the People (1992) Morcheeba - Charango (2002)
Excellent video, Mike. Great idea, may have to do a response video myself. Not sure about that James Blunt,mind 😉 ive got that Cure compilation, on my original cassette ( im sure its a double with b sides on tape 2). Im a fan of Terrorvision ,but thats one album I never picked up. Dookie is a wonderful album. Maybe you could do a non metal livestream in the future?
Hatful of Hollow (which I bought the day it came out, one of four I've replaced since) is a compilation, which containsa couple of the singles (William and Heaven), but the majority are the BBC session versions, in many regards superior to the studio versions. Of course 'How Soon Is Now' was originally a b-side. Nice video, great albums. Were you a Redskins fan? New Model Army? Prefabs? p.s. Used to be good mates with Paul Heaton from 1986-1991.. almost joined TBS. ;)
@@metalmickeyNo, I wasn't invited to join... one aft I went for a drinking sesh with Paul, to a karaoke on Newland Ave... turned out later it was an audition... I did 'Heard It Through The Grapevine' and it was only later my our mutual mate Nick told me I'd sung myself out of a place in the band. It's a long story but I was frontman/songwriter with The Way from 85-90, and we kept bumping into The Housemartins at the Ferrybridge services. We had a lot of interest fro Go Discs (their label), and Phil Jupitus arranged for me to meet their management with a view to supporting them at the Sheffield Leadmill. They agreed we could but then we got bumped for The Farm so we - an eight piece that day - played on the back of a truck on Leadmill Road, and that's how I struck up a friendship with them... Paul should have played on our last demos (recorded in Hull at Fairview, May 88) but their final single got in the charts and he phoned from the Top of the Pops studio to apologise. Good lad, has always given me a +1 on the guest list. Tbh, at the time Tracie Young (who I'd been in lov with since I was 13) had just got out of her Respond Records contract and joined The Way, so I probably would have said 'No'.
Hey I was just thinking about you. Been watching Mindhorn and I wondered if you had ever seen it. It's quite funny if you like Alpha Papa and Hot Fuzz etc. As far as these albums go I'd not know what to suggest for you lol.
@@metalmickey Hi, I’ve heard of it, been meaning to watch it a while now as I think Julian Barrat is a great actor, I’ll have to give it a go this weekend
That was interesting...good video. I like to see what other stuff people are into. I'm not exclusively metal and never have been. I have to say the last album that actually blew me away wasn't that long ago.... you'll know of it as I've mentioned it plenty of times.... Avantasia's Moonglow from 2019. It wasn't instant though.... it grew on me the more songs i listened to and every time i listen to it now I'm blown away. As for your 10 bands here.... I would only give the time of day to The Beatles and The Housemartins.... not fussed for the others but those styles of bands don't really do it for me. But this is where I always say music is such a personal thing... everybody is moved by it in different ways and by different styles.
Good idea for a topic Mike. Quite a few things you showed I wasn't expecting to see but if it's a good album and you like it why not have it in the collection. That Billy Talent album was huge back in the day, a pal had it in his car for months. Yeah early Beatles and Green Day are where it's at for me. Other none metal bands I like are Tom Petty, The Kinks, The Who and Steppenwolf. All have quite a few almost perfect or perfect albums.
@@metalmickeyYou're missing out. If you like the early Beatles then you'll like the Kinks. Give Quadrophenia a listen (preferably on headphones), it's the Who at their finest, a 10/10 album.
Hi Mickey. I have four of those; Beatles, Green Day, The Cure and Smiths. Of the rest i am aware of all them, but only heard Housemartins as i do have their compilation. I think they are great, but for whatever reason i've never got around buying their albums. In fact just today i saw that album at the store and yet once again i passed on it. btw. did you know that the Cure comp. was released with two a bit different sleeves, another being more form distance showing the old guy and a bit of the surroundings and also with a different title. Vinyl being Standing On a Beach. The both titles being the first two lines of the song Killing An Arab. Your the Cure story was an odd one, but i do have somewhat similar stories myself. Pasi
I didn't know that about the cover. I'll Google that now. I didn't realise the difference in titles either. Cheers for stopping by and get that House Martins album pick up !
@@metalmickeyThe cassette & the cd are different. There may be an extra track on the cd, but the cassette has all the b-sides on side B of th cassette,lol, making it super valuable to fans (before the internet and re-releases, etc...)
I got into metal when I was around twelve, but was still listening to rap (as a lot of my friends liked) and what was popular at the time/taped off the radio. Props for Hatful of Hollow, that's a fantastic album and one of the few albums that met with parental disapproval - way more than Napalm Death.
I just picked up that Arctic Monkeys CD last week, I had it on mp3 back in the day and it blew me away. Not heard it since around 2010 before last week and I still knew all the words. I've been dipping into my non-metal collection a bit recently, who knows I may come out of video retirement to make a response, but I'll probably have talked myself out of that idea within an hour... 🤣 The Cure were a very good singles band, bit of a cop out including a best of in a perfect album list though lol. Dookie is magic. Hull 4 London 0 is my goto HM album. Enjoyed this one.
Fantastic video, I enjoyed seeing other albums than just metal, I haven’t heard much of the stuff u shown except Billy Talent as my son is a big fan of theirs and they play them a lot here in Vancouver on the radio, Cheers
Cheers Frankie. Yeah Billy Talent are popular with the younger crowd. I was 30 at the time so I think I was right place right time for them coming out. Hope you are well 🤘
When on the rare occasion I’m not listening to hard rock or metal i delve into some classic rock, rap, R&B and some 80s pop not much else floats my boat. I have heard the hits from the Green Day but not familiar with the rest really.
That Arctic Monkeys debut is an absolute greatest hits banger🤘🤘🤘 Great choice. Haven't really liked anything by them since 🤷♂️ I could put 5 albums by The Cure in a perfect albums listing, lol. After the mighty Floyd (who have their wn share of perfect albums) The Cure is my 2nd favorite band of all time! The Smiths!!! I would probably put Meat Is Murder on top. Handsome Devil has always been a favorite of mine. I had the pleasure of hanging out with & getting on friendly terms with Andy Rourke. An absolute class act! RIP Andy. Other perfect albums I would add: A Storm In Heaven - Verve Antidotes - The Foals Up To Our Hips - The Charlatans Reflector - Sun Dial This Is Hardcore - Pulp Darklands - The Jesus & Mary Chain Green Mind - Dinosaur Jr. Laid - James The Bends - Radiohead Low Life - New Order God Fodder - Ned's Atomic Dustbin Hell On Earth - Mobb Deep Only Built For Cuban Linx - Raekwon Liquid Swords - GZA FuckTard B - Out✌️
Hey not you mate, never you. I was meaning some others. Neds Atomic Dustbin could easily have made the list yes. Tell you another one, Embrace - The Good Will Out. Can't get I to Pink Floyd tbh. Not heard much but what I have I don't like. I'm all about Marillion today. Fish era only. Do you go in for that?
A few of these bands I’ve heard of & not heard their music. Sampled the Arctic Monkeys you showed, it’s good! I love a good accent! My son loves Billy Talent, his dad can take them or leave them lol.
Hi Mike!! cool to see this great list of non-metal albums you think are perfect..... i have only heard Green Day's "Dookie", but long time ago and then the next two albums they put out, but then lost interest in their music, maybe because i'm not a big "punk" fan. I also like some Cure songs, not the extremely "goth-ish" or too poppy like "Boys...." cheers
I got heavily into The Cure after seeing the Inbetween Days video late one night. I went out and found every album, b side and bootleg I could get my hands on. Don't listen to them as much as I did when I was 17, but I will rediscover them every couple of years (on a Cure binge at the moment funnily enough). Love The Smiths too. Love how funny, witty, sarcastic and observational Morrissey's lyrics are. I agree Morissey comes across as bit of am arsehole
@@metalmickey Got so deep into them. Never put on the lippy or backcombed my hair though 😄. Picked their stuff up real cheap from my local Music and Video Exchange. This was around 2000/2001. Cure were seen as uncool then. They soon had a huge revival
A very interesting look into your non-metal tunes. I love the "Timothy" analogy 😅 You've just reminded me I still need Dookie on vinyl 🤣 Cheers, Mike 👍
Got to say that every album you showed is a big deal for me 😁😁👌👌 I too miss getting an album and having to play it on a constant loop as you can't get it out of your head! Far and few between now 🥴 last album I felt like that with was The Pixies 2019 Beneath the Eyrie. Great video 😁😁 *used to watch Metal Mikey religiously as a kid 🤩🤩👍👍
@metalmickey most of the newer Pixies albums have good stuff on but this one is a great one from start to finish (no filler) we saw them live and they played every song from that album and we hadn't heard it so we were thinking what are these great songs??? My favourite album you showed was The people who griined themselves to Death 🤩🤩👏👏
Really interesting video Mike - some very good albums on show, here! Arctic Monkeys, The Cure, Billy Talent, early Green Day (Dookie and Insomniac are where it's at with them, for me), The Beatles, The Anti-Nowhere League (thanks to Metallica) and The Smiths are all bands I like to varying degrees. James Blunt, however, was responsible for ruining my life back in the summer of 2005, alongside whoever that cunt was that released that 'Bad Day' song that was constantly on the radio at the same time! 😂 I'm just wondering what it is that makes you think your newer subscribers subscribed to your channel for non-Metal reasons? I'm not for a moment saying you're wrong by the way; I'm just intrigued! Also, I've never heard of a TV called Metal Mickey before, and I don't consider myself to be a fucktard! 😜 Really enjoyed that one, mate. Cheers! 🤘
I uploaded that video in a hifi shop and it got 50 thousand views and it brought a lot of subs . YT metal Mickey and see what I mean. I meant the J Dawg fans who annoy me constantly not you mate
You’re such a people pleaser aren’t yer mate, lol! ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ was a monumental moment for indie music wasn’t it… completely changed the landscape imo! No escaping ‘The Beatles’ where I live… but who wants to right… love the fab 4! I’d rather listen to ‘St Anger’ than ‘Dookie’… lol! I cannot stand ‘Green Day’ yano… or that James (whining c**t) Blunt, lol! Where’s ‘GBOA’ Mike… I was certain they’d make an appearance! Good to see you as always mate!🤘🏻
Interesting choice for a video mate, I must admit there's a top 10 for me of non metal albums but none of these would be even on my radar. What another person thinks is a load of w@nk is another man's treasure as they say haha!